Zhu Zhanzhen's three latest steam warships set off. The steam warships have been improved, mainly in terms of the weapons they are equipped with, and the tiger cannon is even more powerful.
Three hundred imperial guards accompanied him, led by Zhu Zhanzhen's personal bodyguard captain Yang Song.
One man attained the rank of chicken and dog and ascended to heaven. As Zhu Zhan was promoted to the county king and became a vassal, Yang Song, Chu Er, Xiao Sheng and others followed him and became actual internal affairs leaders of the county prince's palace.
The three steam warships were all given to Zhu Zhanzhen.
On the first morning after Zhu Zhanyi left, the emperor announced that Zhu Zhanyi would control the military strength in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Jiaozhi. In an instant, there was an uproar. The civil and military officials in the court were shocked, and almost unanimously opposed and dissuaded them.
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The cabinet and several close ministers had received the news before and had given all the advice that needed to be given. In the court, Xia Yuanji and Yang Rong still helped the emperor to say a few words, but Hu Guang and other cabinet members remained silent.
Just silence represents opposition.
Zhu Di was still determined to do it, and almost relied on his own efforts to pacify the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. This was the domineering power of Emperor Yongle. For more than two hundred years in the Ming Dynasty, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di had such domineering power.
Of course, discussions on this matter continued for some time afterwards, and the impeachment memorials on this matter by officials and censors also continued.
Mostly because Zhu Zhanzhen was young and his behavior was often unethical, it was difficult for him to bear this heavy responsibility. These words were said.
Zhu Zhanyi, who was at sea, was not affected by this turbulent court battle. The sea breeze was blowing, there were people serving fruits, and his life was full of joy.
"Your Highness, we expect to be able to go to Guangzhou Mansion early the next morning. The Pearl River County Prince's Mansion will be rebuilt. It will take some time. Let's stay in the original Governor's Mansion first." Xiaosheng arranged things, and Zhu Zhanchang was lying down like the uncle.
"Wait a minute, how big is the Prince of Zhujiang County?"
"Every county prince builds a house with a total of forty-six rooms. The front gate tower has three bays with five bays. The middle door tower has one bay with five bays. The front hall has five bays with seven bays. The wing rooms have ten bays with five bays. The back hall has five bays.
Seven racks. Ten wing rooms, five racks. Three kitchens, five racks. Three warehouses, five racks. Three rice warehouses, five racks. Three stables, five racks. "A total of forty-six rooms."
Zhu Zhanchen thought for a while: "No, build it according to the specifications of Prince Qin's palace. Anyway, the court will pay for it and I will replace the tiles with blue ones."
Zhu Zhanzhen's words surprised everyone present. Even Li Xiaozhu knew that blue tiles were the standard for princes. The king's palace in North Korea used blue tiles, later called Qingwa Terrace. The Palace of the Prince of Qin was also known as the No. 1 vassal palace in the world.
According to the Qin Prince's palace built by Zhu Zhanxi, this is a complete trespass, and it is also blatant.
Xiaosheng and others were afraid that their brains would be lost after they were built, so they tried to persuade her earnestly.
Zhu Zhanzhen had to change his approach: "Then the scale should be increased. It should not be as big as the Qin Prince's Palace, at least it should not be any worse than the ordinary vassal palace. And I want to build a tall building. How high is the Wanghai Tower?"
Wanghai Tower is the Zhenhai Tower of Guangzhou Prefecture in later generations.
"Your Highness, Wanghai Tower is five stories high."
"Then build me a nine-story high-rise building in the mansion. I want to overlook the Pearl River. As the prince of the Pearl River County, I will feel uncomfortable if I don't see the Pearl River for a day." Zhu Zhanyi said a little domineeringly.
Others were a little embarrassed, but Zhu Zhanchen's will was fulfilled, and Xiaosheng was smarter in the end, and figured out why Zhu Zhanchen wanted to overstep so blatantly.
This is to give local officials a warning. There are three things a new official will do when he takes office. The first thing he intends to do is to burn his arrogance and domineering. He must find something to do if nothing happens to see the reaction of local officials.
He can be a gentle and elegant grandson of the Emperor, who is polite to everyone, and this will gain him a good reputation, but a group of old men with deep roots in the officialdom will only think that you are easy to bully, young, and easy to fool.
It is better to be a dandy and act domineeringly. No matter what they do, those people will at most have the censor complain behind their backs in Beijing. The domineering prince must at least respect and obey him in person, because they cannot afford to offend him.
As for whether anyone would set up a trap for assassination or something like that.
If you are loud and angry, people who want you dead will still find ways to kill you. If you are arrogant, people who don't want to touch you will still not do it.
Zhu Zhanzhen asked someone to bring over the itinerary: "My affairs should have been announced at the court. Let the officials brought here by Grandpa Huang this time come together, and I will hold a small meeting for them."
Among a group of officials, Zhu Zhanyi only knew Chen Youshan and Ma Xiang. Of course, besides the officials, Zhu Zhanyi also called out Zhao Quan.
"Ma Xiang, after arriving in Guangzhou, you will have to start a bank again. Zhao Quan, you will start the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. You have done it once, so you are quite comfortable with it. I will leave this matter to you. All the resources needed will come from the Pearl River. You can withdraw it from the prince's palace."
However, Zhu Zhanyi's salary from the county prince was probably not enough for the bank. Seeing that the two were hesitant to speak, Zhu Zhanyi made it clear directly: "The taxes and grain of the Guangzhou Prefecture are all under the control of the Zhujiang County Prince's Office. Ma When we get there, we’ll first check the inventory in various places in Guangzhou Prefecture.”
Everyone was surprised, but what Zhu Zhanchang said next made them even more surprised: "Not only the taxation of grain is under the control of the Pearl River County Prince's Palace, but the military strength of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Jiaozhi is also under the control of the Pearl River County Prince's Palace."
Most of the officials were so shocked that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear, but a few looked at them with fine expressions.
One of them is Yang Lu, the minister of the Ministry of War. He is also the only official of the third rank among the officials that Zhu Di gave to Zhu Zhanyang during this trip. He holds an important position in the Ministry of War and is quite famous. At the age of forty, he is also a good official in the officialdom. At the peak of his career, Zhu Zhanyi didn't know how Zhu Dishi persuaded him to follow him.
The other person was Wang Boyang, a doctor in the civil service department who had just returned to Ding You's family this year. He was an upright person. Their expressions did not change. It seems that they already knew about Zhu Zhanxun's control of the troops in the four places.
Zhu Zhanzhen then said to Yang Lu, the Minister of War, "Shilang Yang, when you arrive in Guangzhou, I will trouble you to make a trip to sort out the selection of military attachés, military status, weapons, and military orders. According to the Each government will sort it out in a register, and check whether there are any violations in each place. The most important thing is to collect the four-terrestrial tiger talisman and the marching order flag."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has given instructions, and I will do my best." Yang Lu said very straightforwardly. The emperor did not hide Zhu Zhanyi's orders from him.
Without sending a few capable and experienced men, could Zhu Di really leave so many troops in the four places under the command of Zhu Zhanchen alone?
More than half of the officials who came were from the Ministry of War.
Zhu Zhanzhen looked at Wang Boyang again and said: "Mr. Wang, please sort out the list of officials in Guangzhou Prefecture."
"It's my duty."
At this time, Yang Song trotted over: "Your Highness, tomorrow we will send a small boat to the shore to inform the officials of Guangzhou Prefecture that His Highness is coming, so that they can prepare to welcome you. We will go ashore in two days."
"Don't worry, let's wait for a while for His Majesty to discuss my control of the military forces in the four places. Let's go here to dock and rest for a while." Zhu Zhanzhen took out the maritime map and pointed to a small island at the mouth of the Pearl River.
"What are you doing here, Your Highness?"
"This place is located at the closest point to the Pearl River's estuary. The location is convenient. I intend to locate the overseas port designated by the imperial court here."
Zhu Zhanzhen's words shocked everyone. Is the imperial court going to impose a sea ban on exports to the sea?
There were too many things they didn't know on this trip.
Everyone knew in their hearts that this was going to be a big move.
"Although it is not a big place, I am optimistic that it will become the gateway to Southeast Asia for the Ming Dynasty in the future."
Everyone didn't know why Zhu Zhanzhen had such confidence. This was obviously just a small fishing village.